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On Wednesday night, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played the Houston Rockets in Texas.
The Lakers won by a score of 124-116.
James finished with 30 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block while shooting 13/14 from the field and 2/2 from three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time.
NBA Star LeBron James Made History
GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 18: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with teammates after making a three pointer in the fourth quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
James also made NBA history with his incredible performance.
ESPN Insights wrote: “LeBron James finished with 30 PTS on 13-of-14 FG (93%).
At 41 years old, LeBron becomes the oldest player in NBA history to score at least 30 points on 90% shooting by almost 5 years.”
GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after Luka Doncic #77 makes a three pointer during the fourth quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
James is still one of the best 25 players in the league despite turning 41 in December.
He is averaging 21.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 51.4% from the field and 31.8% from three-point range in 48 games.
Ryan Ward of Lakers OnSI wrote: “Per Lakers: With his third rebound at Houston, LeBron James reached 12,000 career regular-season rebounds.”
GettyDENVER, COLORADO – MARCH 5: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on March 5, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Chris Swann/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)